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Teachers of community schools without pay for 12 months

CHITRAL: Teachers of government girls\’ community schools established under the Elementary Education Foundation of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Chitral have not been paid their monthly salaries for 12 months. There are 70 such schools across Chitral in which thousands of students are studying but their teachers have been waiting for salaries for a year. The teachers […]

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Hooligans in high professions

By Pervez Hoodbhoy A ghoonda (hooligan) is usually imagined as a crude, violent, and poorly educated man. A smartly dressed black-coated young man boasting a law degree and earning a good income doesn’t seem to fit the description. But many individuals do! Think of last week’s mob of stick-wielding lawyers that stormed the intensive care unit of

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Hunger strike as govt failed to launch work on Mastuj road

MASTUJ: People of Mastuj, including social workers and political activists, started a hunger strike against non-repair of Chitral-Mastuj road despite repeated demands and protests by the locals and government’s promises. The hunger strike camp has been set up at Kruideri where a Chitral Scouts double cabin fell into a ravine killing three personnel on Dec

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